# NTSB IAD79DLJ15: Piper PA-25, N9633P, Cove City, NC, August 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1979
- Place: Cove City, NC · COVE CITY, NC
- Location: 35.1890° N, 77.3205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1890&lon=-77.3205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3412  79/8/22    COVE CITY,NC        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1953
        TIME - 1530                    N9633P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT OLIVE,NC                 FT BARNWELL,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT COMMITTED HIMSELF TO CONGESTED ROAD UNTIL TOO LATE TO SELECT SUITABLE FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9633P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9633P-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 25-7656015, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790822023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822023139A), Aug 22, 1979: Piper PA25235, Cove City, NC, Substantial damage. Unable to locate grass strip. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed in corn field. Three airports within 20 miles.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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